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‘Crackhead Barney’ harasses Quentin Tarantino in New York

The controversial anti-Israel activist followed him down the stairs on his way to his vehicle, screaming “Free Palestine.”

U.S. filmmaker Quentin Tarantino at the opening night of the Jerusalem Film Festival at the Cinematheque near the Old City of Jerusalem, on July 7, 2016. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.
U.S. filmmaker Quentin Tarantino at the opening night of the Jerusalem Film Festival at the Cinematheque near the Old City of Jerusalem, on July 7, 2016. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Not long after her confrontation with veteran actor Alec Baldwin, the provocative anti-Israel activist who goes by the name “Crackhead Barney” has found a new target: the acclaimed director Quentin Tarantino, who lives in Tel Aviv and is married to an Israeli.

In a video posted online, Barney can be heard referring to Tarantino at a New York restaurant as a “Zionist piece of sh*t.”

The activist, clad in a partially removed bra, is seen approaching the director and yelling at him, “Why are you going to Israel?” At this point, Tarantino attempts to calmly exit the restaurant, accompanied by his driver, as Barney and other protesters shout in his direction. Some individuals, however, appeared to have arrived in support of the director, even requesting his autograph.

In the edited video she later posted, Barney included a photograph of Tarantino visiting an Israel Defense Forces base after Oct. 7.

As she harassed him down the stairs on his way to his vehicle, with her chest exposed and screaming “Free Palestine,” Barney attempted to provoke Tarantino.

Two months ago, Barney harassed actor Alec Baldwin at a New York café, persistently saying, “F**k Israel, f**k Zionists, please say it.” After she repeatedly urged him to say “Free Palestine,” he knocked her cell phone out of her hand. The video was uploaded to the social media platform X and quickly amassed hundreds of thousands of views.

Originally published by Israel Hayom.

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